Why Almodòvar isn’t a fan of Hollywood?

Because he is a lover of Madrid, Pedro Almodóvar has always had some reluctance to leave Spain to make it in the United States. Especially since he met one of his idols, American filmmaker Billy Wilder, who advised him never to move to Hollywood where his cinema would have to go through some changes to be released. Ever since, Pedro Almodóvar has been overtly criticizing Hollywood for its “diabolical” sexism. He pointed out in Variety magazine: “Hollywood does not create good enough roles about mothers, girlfriends, daughters and sisters-in-law.”When you think about it, it is hard to imagine the female characters of his films in the strict and codified framework of Hollywood…